Method for controlling air/fuel mixture in an internal combustion engine

Information

  • Patent Grant
  • 6276129
  • Patent Number
    6,276,129
  • Date Filed
    Thursday, January 20, 2000
    24 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, August 21, 2001
    22 years ago
Abstract
A method and system for controlling the air/fuel ratio in an internal combustion engine having a first group of cylinders and a second group of cylinders. The first group of cylinders is coupled to a catalyst and at least one oxygen sensor, which provides a first feedback signal. The second group of cylinders is coupled to a catalyst and a post-catalyst oxygen sensor, which provides a second feedback signal. A controller uses the first and second feedback signals to calculate a short-term air/fuel bias value for the second group of cylinders. The controller also calculates a new long-term air/fuel bias value corresponding to the current engine speed and engine. The new long-term air/fuel bias value is based on a previously-calculated long-term air/fuel bias value calculated for the same engine load and speed. A total air/fuel bias value is calculated based on the short-term air/fuel bias value and the long-term air/fuel bias value. The new long-term air/fuel bias value is stored for future calculations.
Description




TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION




The present invention relates generally to electronic control of an internal combustion engine. In particular, this invention relates to a method of controlling the air/fuel ratio in an engine coupled to a two-bank, three-EGO sensor exhaust system based on a feedback signal derived from at least one of the EGO sensors in the first bank, a feedback signal derived from an EGO sensor in the second bank, and a stored feedforward long-term air/fuel bias value.




BACKGROUND




To meet current emission regulations, automotive vehicles can regulate the air/fuel ratio (A/F) supplied to the vehicles' cylinders so as to achieve maximum efficiency of the vehicles' catalysts. For this purpose, it is known to control the air/fuel ratio of internal combustion engines using an exhaust gas oxygen (EGO) sensor positioned in the exhaust stream from the engine. The EGO sensor provides a feedback signal to an electronic controller that calculates A/F bias values over time. The calculated A/F bias values are used by the controller to adjust the A/F level in the cylinders to achieve optimum efficiency of the corresponding catalyst in the exhaust system.




It is also known to have systems with two EGO sensors in the exhaust stream in an effort to achieve more precise A/F control with respect to the catalyst window. Normally, a pre-catalyst EGO sensor is positioned upstream of the catalyst and a post-catalyst EGO sensor is positioned downstream of the catalyst. Finally, in connection with engines having two groups of cylinders, it is known to have a two-bank exhaust system coupled thereto where each exhaust bank has a catalyst as well as pre-catalyst and post-catalyst EGO sensors. Each of the exhaust banks corresponds to a group of cylinders in the engine. The feedback signals received from the EGO sensors are used to calculate total f/a bias values in their respective group of cylinders at any given time. The controller uses these total f/a bias values to control the amount of liquid fuel that is injected into their corresponding cylinders by the vehicle's fuel injectors.




It is also known in the art for the total f/a bias value to be comprised of two components: a short-term fuel trim value and a long-term fuel trim value. The short-term fuel trim value for a particular group of cylinders is calculated based on the feedback signals from the two EGO sensors in the corresponding exhaust bank. The short-term fuel trim value facilitates a “micro” or gradual adjustment of the A/F level in the cylinders. An example of a method used to gradually adjust the A/F level in a group of cylinders is the well-known “ramp, hold, jumpback” A/F control method described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,492,106, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference. The long-term fuel trim value for a particular group of cylinders is a “learned” value corresponding to particular engine parameters and stored in a data structure for retrieval by the controller. The long-term fuel trim value is calculated based on a corresponding short-term fuel trim value and a previously-calculated long-term fuel trim value. The long-term fuel trim value facilitates “macro” A/F adjustments, which increases the A/F adjustment rate in the cylinders during times of abrupt changes in certain engine parameters, such as engine load and/or engine speed.




Sometimes, in a two-bank, four-EGO sensor exhaust system, one of the pre-catalyst EGO sensors degrades. In other circumstances, it is desirable to purposely eliminate one of the pre-catalyst EGO sensors in a two-bank system to reduce the cost of the system. In either event, it is desirable to continue to be able to adjust the A/F level in the group of cylinders coupled to the exhaust bank having only one operational EGO sensor by using both short-term and long-term fuel trim values, wherein the short-term and long-term fuel trim values are calculated from the feedback signals received from just the three operational EGO sensors alone. However, known methods for A/F adjustment require a matched set of pre-catalyst and post-catalyst EGO sensors in each bank, such as in a one-bank, two EGO sensor system or in a two-bank, four EGO-sensor system.




Accordingly, it is desirable to have a new method of adjusting the A/F level in an engine coupled to a two-bank three-EGO exhaust sensor system using both short-term and a long-term fuel trim values, both of which are calculated from the feedback signals of three EGO sensors instead of four.




SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION




The present invention is directed toward a new method and system for adjusting the A/F level in an internal combustion engine having two groups of cylinders, wherein the first group of cylinders is coupled to a two-EGO sensor exhaust bank and the second group of cylinders is coupled to an exhaust bank having only a post-catalyst EGO sensor. The invention is equally applicable to an engine having two groups of cylinders where the first group is coupled to a catalyst and a pre-catalyst EGO sensor and the second group is coupled to a catalyst and a post-catalyst EGO sensor. Moreover, the invention is applicable to an engine having two groups of cylinders coupled to a two-bank, four-EGO sensor exhaust system where the pre-catalyst EGO sensor in one of the banks degrades.




According to an embodiment of the invention, an electronic controller, in cooperation with fuel injectors, controls the level of liquid fuel injected into first and second groups of cylinders based on corresponding calculated total f/a bias values. For each group of cylinders, the controller calculates each total f/a bias value based on a short-term fuel trim value and a long-term fuel trim value. For the first group of cylinders, the short-term fuel trim value is calculated according to one of several well-known methods based on feedback signals from a corresponding pre-catalyst EGO sensor or from both a pre-catalyst EGO sensor and a post-catalyst EGO sensor, depending upon the embodiment of the invention. Several methods to calculate a short-term fuel trim value based on feedback signals from a pre-catalyst EGO sensor or both pre-catalyst and post-catalyst EGO sensors are known in the art, and the present invention is not dependent upon any one of those methods in particular. For the second group of cylinders, the short-term fuel trim value is calculated based on the feedback signals derived in the first bank and a feedback signal generated by the post-catalyst EGO sensor in the second exhaust bank.




The long-term fuel trim value component of the total f/a bias value is a “learned” value corresponding to a particular engine load and engine speed. Two logical data tables, one corresponding to each group of cylinders, are used to store the “learned” long-term A/F values. For each engine load and engine speed combination, corresponding long-term fuel trim values are stored in the two logical data tables.




The controller uses the combination of the short-term fuel trim values and the long-term fuel trim values to make the A/F adjustment in the corresponding cylinders in two-bank three-EGO sensor exhaust systems more responsive during times of abrupt changes in engine operating parameters, while, at the same time, avoiding unstable oscillations of the system.











BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS





FIG. 1

illustrates an internal combustion engine, according to an embodiment of the invention.





FIG. 2

is a block diagram representing a two-bank exhaust system wherein one bank has a pre-catalyst and a post-catalyst EGO sensor and the other bank has only a post-catalyst EGO sensor, according to an embodiment of the invention.





FIG. 3

shows a typical waveform of short-term fuel trim values corresponding to a group of cylinders coupled to an exhaust bank having both a pre-catalyst and a post-catalyst EGO sensor.





FIG. 4

shows a waveform of short-term fuel trim values corresponding to a group of cylinders coupled to an exhaust bank having just a post-catalyst EGO sensor, according to an embodiment of the invention.





FIG. 5

shows a logical table data structure for storing long-term fuel trim values, according to an embodiment of the invention.





FIG. 6

is a flow-chart of the methodology used to adjust the air/fuel level in the cylinders, according to an embodiment of the invention.











DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT





FIG. 1

illustrates an internal combustion engine. Engine


200


generally comprises a plurality of cylinders, but, for illustration purposes, only one cylinder is shown in FIG.


1


. Engine


200


includes combustion chamber


206


and cylinder walls


208


with piston


210


positioned therein and connected to crankshaft


212


. Combustion chamber


206


is shown communicating with intake manifold


214


and exhaust manifold


216


via respective intake valve


218


and exhaust valve


220


. As described later herein, engine


200


may include multiple exhaust manifolds with each exhaust manifold corresponding to a group of engine cylinders. Intake manifold


214


is also shown having fuel injector


226


coupled thereto for delivering liquid fuel in proportion to the pulse width of signal FPW from controller


202


. Fuel is delivered to fuel injector


226


by a conventional fuel system (not shown) including a fuel tank, fuel pump, and fuel rail (not shown).




Conventional distributorless ignition system


228


provides ignition spark to combustion chamber


206


via spark plug


230


in response to controller


202


. Two-state EGO sensor


204


is shown coupled to exhaust manifold


216


upstream of catalyst


232


. Two-state EGO sensor


234


is shown coupled to exhaust manifold


216


downstream of catalyst


232


. EGO sensor


204


provides a feedback signal EGO


1


to controller


202


which converts signal EGO


1


into two-state signal EGOS


1


. A high voltage state of signal EGOS


1


indicates exhaust gases are rich of a reference A/F and a low voltage state of converted signal EGO


1


indicates exhaust gases are lean of the reference A/F. EGO sensor


234


provides signal EGO


2


to controller


202


which converts signal EGO


2


into two-state signal EGOS


2


. A high voltage state of signal EGOS


2


indicates exhaust gases are rich of a reference air/fuel ratio and a low voltage state of converted signal EGO


1


indicates exhaust gases are lean of the reference A/F. Controller


202


is shown in

FIG. 1

as a conventional microcomputer including: microprocessor unit


238


, input/output ports


242


, read only memory


236


, random access memory


240


, and a conventional data bus.





FIG. 2

schematically illustrates a preferred embodiment of the two-bank exhaust system of the present invention. As shown in

FIG. 2

, exhaust gases flow from first and second groups of cylinders of engine


12


through a corresponding first exhaust bank


14


and second exhaust bank


16


. Engine


12


is the same as or similar to engine


200


in FIG.


1


. Exhaust bank


14


includes pre-catalyst EGO sensor


18


, catalyst


20


, and post-catalyst EGO sensor


22


. Exhaust bank


16


includes catalyst


24


and post-catalyst EGO sensor


26


. The pre-catalyst EGO sensors, catalysts, and post-catalyst EGO sensors in

FIG. 2

are the same as or similar to pre-catalyst EGO sensor


204


, catalyst


232


, and post-catalyst EGO sensor


234


in FIG.


1


.




In operation, when exhaust gases flow from engine


12


through exhaust bank


14


, the pre-catalyst EGO sensor


18


senses the level of oxygen in the exhaust gases passing through bank


14


prior to them entering catalyst


20


and provides feedback signal EGO


1




a


to controller


202


. After the exhaust gases pass through catalyst


20


, the post-catalyst EGO sensor


22


senses the level of oxygen in the exhaust gases subsequent to exiting catalyst


20


and provides feedback signal EGO


1




b


to controller


202


. With respect to exhaust bank


16


, gases flow from the engine


12


through catalyst


24


. Subsequent to exiting catalyst


24


, post-catalyst EGO sensor


26


senses the level of oxygen in the post-catalyst exhaust gases in bank


16


and provides feedback signal EGO


2




b


to controller


202


. Then the exhaust gases are joined at junction


28


before being expelled from the system


10


, though the disclosed invention is equally applicable to a system wherein the exhaust banks are maintained separate throughout the entire system. Controller


202


used feedback signals EGO


1




a,


EGO


1




b


and EGO


2




b


to calculate preferred A/F values and, in connector with fuel injectors (such as those shown as element


226


in

FIG. 1

) for each group of cylinders, uses these values to control the amount of liquid fuel that is introduced into the groups of cylinders. The controller shown in

FIG. 3

is the same as or similar to controller


202


in FIG.


1


.




According to an embodiment of the invention, signals FWPL and FWP


2


are generated by controller


202


based on respective total f/a bias values for each group of cylinders. The total f/a bias values are calculated by controller


202


based on respective short-term fuel trim values, long-term fuel trim values, and other calibrated values for each group of cylinders. Specifically, the total f/a bias values are calculated according to the following total f/a bias equation:






Total F/A bias=[Long-term fuel trim(load, speed*Fuel Density Adj.]/[Stoichiometric A/F*Current Short-term fuel trim]






In the Total f/a bias equation above, the Fuel Density Adjustment value is a well-known calibrated value based on the fuel type (gasoline, methanol, diesel, etc.) used in the vehicle and the temperature and pressure in the fuel rails of the fuel system. A Fuel Density Adjustment value of 1.0 would provide no adjustment to the total f/a bias based on fuel type, temperature, and pressure. The stoichimetric A/F value in the total f/a bias equation is a well-known calibrated air/fuel stoichiometric value which depends on the type of fuel used in the vehicle. For gasoline, the Stoichiometric A/F value is approximately 14.6.




For the group of cylinders coupled to exhaust bank


14


, the current short-term fuel trim value is calculated by controller


202


based on feedback signals EGO


1




a


and EGO


1




b,


according any one of a variety of well-known methods, one such method being disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,492,106. The short-term fuel trim value may also be determined based on feedback signal EGO


1




a


alone, as is well-known in the art.

FIG. 3

shows a waveform


30


that illustrates typical short-term fuel trim values, calculated over time, that are used by controller


202


to oscillate the A/F level in the cylinders around stoichiometry. Waveform


30


represents the desired short-term fuel trim values used to control the A/F level in the group of cylinders corresponding to exhaust bank


14


of FIG.


2


. While the A/F waveform


30


shown in

FIG. 3

is a preferred A/F waveform for exhaust bank


14


, the disclosed invention also is applicable to other A/F waveforms that may be used.




As can be seen from the preferred A/F waveform in

FIG. 3

, the desired A/F level steadily rises over time, becoming more and more lean, until the EGO sensors detect a lean A/F state in the exhaust. This portion of the A/F waveform is referred to as a ramp portion


32


because the A/F level is being ramped up during this time period. After the EGO sensors detect that the A/F has reached a particular lean threshold value, the A/F is abruptly dropped toward or past stoichiometry. In the preferred embodiments of the invention, the A/F is dropped to a level approximately equal to stoichiometry. This portion of the waveform is referred to as a jumpback portion


34


because of the abrupt return of the A/F toward stoichiometry. Then, the A/F steadily decreases, becoming more and more rich, until the A/F reaches a particular rich threshold value. Similar to when the A/F steadily increases, this portion of the waveform is referred to as a ramp portion


36


. Finally, after the EGO sensors detect that the A/F has decreased to a rich A/F state, the A/F is jumped to and held at a particular A/F level that delivers a desired level of rich bias. This portion of the A/F waveform is referred to as a hold portion


38


. After the hold portion, the A/F level jumps back


39


toward stoichiometry, and the process is repeated. The A/F waveform


30


depicted in

FIG. 3

is typical of typical short-term fuel trim values for a group of cylinders coupled to an exhaust bank having two EGO sensors, like bank


14


of FIG.


2


. Controller


202


calculates the desired A/F ramp slope, the jumpback values, and the hold values based on feedback signals EGO


1




a


and EGO


1




b


received from EGO sensors


18


and


22


, respectively.




With respect to the group of cylinders coupled to exhaust bank


16


, the known methodologies for calculating preferred short-term fuel trim values are not applicable because they depend upon receiving and utilizing a feedback signal from a pre-catalyst EGO sensor. However, exhaust bank


16


does not have a pre-catalyst EGO sensor. Thus, according to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the short-term fuel trim values for the group of cylinders coupled to bank


16


are calculated by using the short-term fuel trim values generated for bank


14


(using well-known methodologies) and modifying some of them according to feedback signal EG


02




b


received from post-catalyst EGO sensor


26


. In particular, short-term A/F waveform


40


corresponding to bank


16


utilizes the same ramp portion


32


as that calculated for bank


14


. That is, the A/F values for the ramp portions


42


,


44


corresponding to bank


16


are copied from the short-term fuel trim values for the ramp portion


32


,


36


corresponding to bank


14


. Similarly, the short-term fuel trim values for the jumpback portions


43


,


46


corresponding to bank


16


are copied from the calculated jumpback portions


34


,


39


corresponding to bank


14


. However, the hold portion


45


corresponding to bank


16


is calculated based on feedback signal EG


02




b


from post-catalyst EGO sensor


26


. Feedback signal EG


02




b


is used to modify the hold portion


38


corresponding to bank


14


to generate a hold portion


45


corresponding to bank


16


.




Specifically, the short-term fuel trim value corresponding to the hold portion


45


is generated by adjusting the short-term fuel trim value corresponding to the hold portion


38


either lean or rich, depending upon feedback signal EG


02




b.


If feedback signal EG


02




b


indicates that the A/F level is too rich in bank


28


, then the short-term fuel trim value during the hold portion is adjusted in the lean direction, as shown at


45


in FIG.


4


. In some such cases, the A/F adjustment will be large enough so that the short-term fuel trim value during the hold portion passes stoichiometry and is set to a lean bias, as shown at


48


in FIG.


4


. If, on the other hand, feedback signal EGO


2




b


indicates that the A/F level is too lean in bank


28


, then the short-term fuel trim value during the hold portion is adjusted in the rich direction, as shown at


47


in FIG.


4


. The amount of A/F adjustment either in the lean or rich direction is determined by controller


202


based on feedback signal EGO


2




b.






The long-term fuel trim(load, speed) value in the Total f/a bias equation described above is a “learned” value that is read from a two-dimensional logical data table


90


of such values, as shown in

FIG. 5. A

separate logical table


90


is stored in controller


202


corresponding to each group of cylinders. Each long-term fuel trim value in the logical table corresponds to a particular engine load and engine speed. Accordingly, for purposes of illustration, each long-term fuel trim value is stored in table


90


in a load/speed cell


92


and may be referenced herein as long-term fuel trim(load, speed). At any given engine load and engine speed combination, the corresponding long-term fuel trim value(load, speed) in each table


90


is determined based on (i) the desired A/F level in the corresponding cylinders the last time that the vehicle engine


200


was operated at the same load and speed, and (ii) the current short-term fuel trim value calculated by controller


202


for the corresponding group of cylinders. Therefore, each long-term fuel trim value in each table


90


is “learned” in the sense that it depends from the desired A/F level in the corresponding cylinders during prior instances when the engine


200


was operated under similar load and speed conditions.




The specific method for calculating each long-term fuel trim value is the same for both groups of cylinders, and it consists of the following. First, the current short-term fuel trim value for the particular group of cylinders is compared to a calibrated nominal reference value. As is known in the art, the short-term fuel trim value preferably oscillates around the nominal reference value. For purposes of illustrating an embodiment of the invention, the nominal reference value is chosen to be 1.0. The difference between the current short-term A/F value and the nominal reference value is multiplied by a pre-determined gain value K, and the product is subtracted from the previous long-term fuel trim value stored in the corresponding load/speed cell. The result of this calculation is the new long-term fuel trim value for that particular load and speed. The gain value K can be calibrated from system to system. Generally, a higher gain value K provides a faster A/F adjustment in the cylinders, whereas a lower gain value K provides a slower, but more accurate, A/F adjustment. Preferred gain values K range from 0.05 to 0.10, providing a 5% to 10% gain. Thus, in equation form, the long-term A/F value is calculated by controller


202


as follows:






New Long-term fuel trim(load, speed)=Previous Long-term fuel trim(load, speed)+K*[nominal reference value−current short-term bias value].






By way of illustrating the operation of this equation, we assume that the vehicle is currently operating at a load X and a speed Y, as shown in FIG.


2


. We also assume that the previous long-term fuel trim value(x,y) is Z, as shown in FIG.


2


. Finally, we assume that the nominal reference value is 1.0. With these assumptions, the new long-term fuel trim equation breaks down to:






New Long-term fuel trim(x,y)=Z+K*[1−current short-term bias value].






In that Z and K are constants, the new long-term fuel trim (x,y) can be determined given a current short-term bias value for the same group of cylinders.




With reference to

FIG. 6

, a description of a specific embodiment of the invented method is as follows. First, as shown in step


101


, EGO sensor


18


, EGO sensor


22


, and EGO sensor


26


detect the oxygen content of the exhaust gas in their respective exhaust manifolds.




Second, as shown in step


102


, the EGO sensors provide feedback signals EGO


1




a,


EGO


1




b,


and EGO


2




b


to controller


202


. As shown in step


104


, controller


202


calculates current short-term fuel trim values for the two groups of cylinders based on feedback signals EGO


1




a,


EGO


1




b,


and EGO


2




b,


according to the methods described hereinabove.




Next, as shown at step


106


, controller


202


calculates a new long-term fuel trim value for each group of cylinders corresponding to the particular engine load and engine speed at which the vehicle is being operated. The new long-term fuel trim values are calculated as described in detail above. Then the new long-term fuel trim values are stored in their respective data tables in controller


202


, as shown at step


108


. Controller


202


then reads the new long-term fuel trim values from the tables (step


110


) and uses the new long-term fuel trim values and the corresponding current short-term fuel trim values to calculate the corresponding total f/a bias values (step


112


), according to the total f/a bias value equation described hereinabove. Finally, based on the newly-calculated total f/a bias values, controller


202


provides signals FPW


1


and FPW


2


to the fuel injectors(step


114


). Based on signals FPW


1


and FPW


2


, the fuel injectors provide regulated amounts of liquid fuel to their respective groups of cylinders.




While preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described herein, it is apparent that the basic construction can be altered to provide other embodiments which utilize the processes and compositions of this invention. Therefore, it will be appreciated that the scope of this invention is to be defined by the claims appended hereto rather than by the specific embodiments which have been presented hereinbefore by way of example.



Claims
  • 1. A method for controlling fuel injection in an engine having a first group of cylinders and a second group of cylinders coupled to a first catalyst and a second catalyst respectively, the method comprising:generating a first feedback signal from a first EGO sensor coupled to the first catalyst; generating a second feedback signal from a second EGO sensor located downstream of the second catalyst; calculating a short-term fuel trim value corresponding to the second group of cylinders based on said first feedback signal and said second feedback signal; calculating a new long-term fuel trim value corresponding to the second group of cylinders based on a previously-calculated long-term fuel trim value; and adjusting a fuel injection amount into the second group of cylinders based on said short-term fuel trim value and said new long-term fuel trim value.
  • 2. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of storing said new long-term fuel trim value.
  • 3. The method of claim 2, wherein said new long-term fuel trim value is stored in a data structure wherefrom said new long-term fuel trim value is retrievable based on engine operating parameters.
  • 4. The method of claim 3, wherein said engine operating parameters comprise engine speed.
  • 5. The method of claim 4, wherein said engine operating parameters further comprise engine load.
  • 6. The method of claim 1, wherein said step of calculating a new long-term fuel trim value is further based on said short-term fuel trim value.
  • 7. The method of claim 1, wherein said step of calculating a new long-term fuel trim value is further based on a comparison of said short-term fuel trim value and a calibrated reference value.
  • 8. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of generating a third feedback signal from a third EGO sensor coupled to the first catalyst; and wherein said step of calculating a short-term fuel trim value is further based on said third feedback signal.
  • 9. A method for controlling fuel injection in an engine having a first group of cylinders and a second group of cylinders coupled to a first catalyst and a second catalyst respectively, the method comprising:generating a first feedback signal from a first EGO sensor coupled to the first catalyst; generating a second feedback signal from a second EGO sensor located downstream of the second catalyst; calculating a short-term fuel trim value corresponding to the second group of cylinders based on said first feedback signal and said second feedback signal; calculating a new long-term fuel trim value corresponding to the second group of cylinders based on a previously-calculated long-term fuel trim value; storing said new long-term fuel trim value in a data structure wherefrom said new long-term fuel trim value is retrievable based on engine operating parameters; and adjusting a fuel injection amount into the second group of cylinders based on said short-term fuel trim value and said new long-term fuel trim value.
  • 10. The method of claim 9, wherein said step of calculating a new long-term fuel trim value is further based on a comparison of said short-term fuel trim value and a calibrated reference value.
  • 11. The method of claim 9, further comprisingthe step of generating a third feedback signal from a third EGO sensor coupled to the first catalyst; and wherein said step of calculating a short-term fuel trim value is further based on said third feedback signal.
  • 12. A system for controlling fuel injection in an engine having a first group of cylinders and a second group of cylinders coupled to a first catalyst and a second catalyst respectively, the system comprising:a first EGO sensor coupled to the first catalyst for generating a first feedback signal; a second EGO sensor located downstream of the second catalyst for generating a second feedback signal; a controller for (i) calculating a short-term fuel trim value corresponding to the second group of cylinders based on said first feedback signal and said second feedback signal; (ii) calculating a new long-term fuel trim value corresponding to the second group of cylinders based on a previously-calculated long-term fuel trim value; and (iii) adjusting a fuel injection amount into the second group of cylinders based on said short-term fuel trim value and said new long-term fuel trim value.
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